Numbers 36

1Now the chief fathers of the families of the a children of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near and b spoke before Moses and before the leaders, the chief fathers of the children of Israel.2And they said: c "The LORD commanded my lord Moses to give the land as an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel, and d my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad to his daughters.3"Now if they are married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then their inheritance will be e taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and it will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry; so it will be taken from the lot of our inheritance.4"And when f the Jubilee of the children of Israel comes, then their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the tribe into which they marry; so their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers."

5Then Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying: g "What the tribe of the sons of Joseph speaks is right.6"This is what the LORD commands concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, 'Let them 1 marry whom they think best, h but they may marry only within the family of their father's tribe.'7"So the inheritance of the children of Israel shall not change hands from tribe to tribe, for every one of the children of Israel shall i keep the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.8"And j every daughter who possesses an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel shall be the wife of one of the family of her father's tribe, so that the children of Israel each may possess the inheritance of his fathers.9"Thus no inheritance shall change hands from one tribe to another, but every tribe of the children of Israel shall keep its own inheritance."

10Just as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad;11k for Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to the sons of their father's brothers.12They were married into the families of the children of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of their father's family.

13These are the commandments and the judgments which the LORD commanded the children of Israel by the hand of Moses l in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho.

Cross ReferencesNumbers 26:29
The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begot Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

Cross ReferencesNumbers 27:1 - 11
Then came the daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, from the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

Cross ReferencesNumbers 26:55
But the land shall be divided by lot; they shall inherit according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.
Numbers 33:54
And you shall divide the land by lot as an inheritance among your families; to the larger you shall give a larger inheritance, and to the smaller you shall give a smaller inheritance; there everyone's inheritance shall be whatever falls to him by lot. You shall inherit according to the tribes of your fathers.
Joshua 17:4
And they came near before Eleazar the priest, before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the rulers, saying, "The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers." Therefore, according to the commandment of the LORD, he gave them an inheritance among their father's brothers.

Cross ReferencesNumbers 27:1
Then came the daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, from the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Numbers 27:5 - 7
So Moses brought their case before the LORD.

Cross ReferencesNumbers 27:4
"Why should the name of our father be removed from among his family because he had no son? Give us a possession among our father's brothers."

Cross ReferencesLeviticus 25:10
And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a Jubilee for you; and each of you shall return to his possession, and each of you shall return to his family.

Cross ReferencesNumbers 27:7
The daughters of Zelophehad speak what is right; you shall surely give them a possession of inheritance among their father's brothers, and cause the inheritance of their father to pass to them.

Cross ReferencesNumbers 36:11
For Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to the sons of their father's brothers.
Numbers 36:12
They were married into the families of the children of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of their father's family.

Cross References1 Kings 21:3
But Naboth said to Ahab, "The LORD forbid that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!

Cross References1 Chronicles 23:22
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but only daughters; and their brethren, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.

Cross ReferencesNumbers 26:33
Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Numbers 27:1
Then came the daughters of Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, from the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

Cross ReferencesNumbers 26:3
So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, saying:
Numbers 33:50
Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, saying.

Notes

Numbers 36:1 - 13

Now the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near and spoke before Moses and before the leaders, the chief fathers of the children of Israel.
And they said: "The LORD commanded my lord Moses to give the land as an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel, and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad to his daughters.
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